01x01 - Red wedding

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NATALIE: I'll k*ll her!
I'll k*ll her! [PANTING]

I swear I will.

JOHANNA: Calm down. Calm down.
That isn't going to help.

-You know how she is.
-Maybe, but I'm gonna k*ll her.

-I can't talk to her. I tried.
-Leave it to me.

-What's your problem, Mom?
-I'm not feeling very well.

-Get out, please.
-Sorry, I don't mean to be a
pain,

but I'm feeling dizzy
and I also feel dehydrated.

Okay, that's enough.
Get out of the car.

I think it'd be best
if I just went home, honey.

It's your daughter's wedding

and you want to go home?

This isn't because of you...

I simply can't stay here.

Why don't you come with me?

What, Mom?

-Get in the car.
-What?

-Come on.
-You're totally insane!

In 20 minutes we'll be home,

-and I'll make you breakfast...
-Have you lost your mind, Mom?

Natalie,
but why the big rush, honey?

In our culture, we...

Don't start again with Djerba,
okay?

Listen, Mom...

I love you, but I beg you,

please spare me your weird
rituals
and your worries.

This the best day of my life,
come celebrate with me.

This is the best day of your
life?

Is this the best day
of your life, sweetheart?

-You don't get it, do you?
-What?

That I'm happy, Mom!
I'm happy, okay?

Calm down, dear.

No, you handle her! [PANTING]

-Natalie, where are you going?
-To get married!






wh*re! sl*t! Psycho!





You've no idea...

My princess...

Uh...

They want to begin...

Your kippah.

Very classy.

Quite the groom, huh?

You rock.

-The guests?
-All here.

-I'm so nervous.
-Brother!



Yeah, I'll be all right.

Baby, it's just a wedding, ah?

Me, you, a few people...


wedding.

MC: [SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE]
Ladies and gentlemen,

put your hands in the air

to welcome the bride and groom,

Natalie and Eran!



Give them a big hand!

My precious!

Mazal tov!






What a great party! Are you
okay?

-Yeah.
-Awesome.





Thank you.

Meytal!

Hurry up in there!

Excuse me, is there
another bathroom?

Try the staff one.

-The bathroom?
-There.





-Seen the bride?
-Downstairs.





Are you coming?
You gotta cut the cake.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

So, let's go.



MC: [IN HEBREW] Come on,
everybody,

put your hands up!


The cake, huge, right in front.

MC: [IN HEBREW] Let's welcome

Natalie and Eran!











WOMAN: [IN ENGLISH]
What the hell happened?

MAN: [IN HEBREW]
Eran? Can you hear me?

An ambulance, quick!

-A napkin!
-Take off his shirt!

Call an ambulance!

Hurry! Eran!

MAN: Eran!

Eran!




knife.

I beg you, please take the
knife.



What did you do?

-Let go of it.
-Right now!

What did you do to him?

-What's going on?
-I'll explain.

Don't touch her!

Stand back.

My daughter!





WOMAN: [IN ENGLISH]
My father was really sick.

I mean, we expected it...
But my mom...



They probably wanted to rest
in peace side by side?

WOMAN: But why here?

In this country?

They'd never set foot here
before.



Here.



It's hard. It was all so sudden.

Well, at least they're together.

They're together, yes, as
always.

But the rest of us
and I can go to hell.

-Sorry.
-It's okay.

-No worries.
-Just ignore me.

Here you go. Everything's in
order.

-[PHONE VIBRATING]
-Now, please excuse me.

-Yeah, hello?
-BARBARA:Karim?

Yes, Madam Consul.

Karim, can you hear me?

Yes, I'm taking care of the
transfer
of the remains of the Guez
family.

A French citizen has been
arrested
last night, and it's urgent.

Let me guess. Drugs, I suppose?

No, her husband was m*rder*d
in the middle of their wedding.

Sorry?

She won't talk to the police.

It looks bad. She's at the
Beersheba police station.

-Okay.
-Keep me posted, please.

AUTOMATED MALE VOICE:
of...



Can you take my photo?

I want to speak Hebrew.

How old are you?







-[IN ENGLISH] Hello, Mr. Amiel?
-Yes.

Hi, I'm Karim Taleb,
French Vice-Consul in Tel Aviv.

I'm going to provide consular
assistance to your daughter.

Why won't they let me see her?

Have you been here all night?

And have they treated you well?

I'm not moving from here
until I see her, okay?

Right now, she refuses to
cooperate,
but, by law,

I'm authorized to see her.

And we can
recommend lawyers as well.

And what about
the examining magistrate?

Actually, it's different here.

Israel doesn't have
examining judges.

They can legally hold her
for up to 30 days.

What? But she's innocent!
Go, see her.

Tell her I'm here,
and that she can count on me.

Please, calm down. You have my
word
that I'll do what I can.

"The French Embassy,

"with compliments,
to the Interior Ministry..."

-Compliments? What for?
-The compliments...

Yeah okay, I don't
think I got your name.

Karim Taleb.

Karim...

She refuses to talk.
So we let her sleep for a while,

but it's enough, this isn't a
hotel.

I can imagine that Ms. Amiel
must be in shock, no?

Not shocked enough to stop her
from sending for the consul.

ESTI: You need to persuade her.
Otherwise, she'll be in trouble.

Shoshi?

Move it.

ESTI: Do you understand,
Natalie?
Please try to be reasonable now.

Could you please
leave us alone for a bit?

You have five minutes.

Hello.

I'm Karim Taleb from
the French Consulate in Tel
Aviv.

Can you prove it?

Pardon?

The police here

like to trick people into
talking.

Right here.

I saw your father. He's outside.

With my mother?

No.

How are you feeling Ms. Amiel?

What do you think?

Have they treated you well?

Like a damn psychopath.

-They follow the rule of law
here...
-Plus, I'm French.

It wasn't me.

You do know
that refusing to cooperate

won't help you at all, right?

I'll answer all the questions
they have.

I just want someone with me
during the interview.

Not a problem.
We'll find you a lawyer.

I don't want a lawyer.
You don't understand.

I just want
to be treated with respect.

-Listen, you need legal aid.
-Well, I don't want it.

And with you by my side,
they'll be more careful.

Listen to me. You're not
familiar

with the legal system in
this country, and I am sorry
if...

I said I don't want a lawyer,
all right?

I've got nothing to hide.

And I can
perfectly speak for myself.

Do you believe me
when I say I'm innocent?

-[SIGHS]
-NATALIE: Yes or no?

Listen, Ms. Amiel,

whether you're innocent or not
isn't for me to say.

That's entirely up to them.

However, you're a French citizen

and I'm here to assist with
everything within my reach.

You need to know
that you can count on me.

Okay?

All right, we have a French guy

in a fancy suit,
just like you asked.

So, now,

take off the wedding dress.

Are those hair extensions?

Please remove them.
There's blood on them.



NATALIE: sh*t...
ESTI: What now?

I can't take them off.
They're all tangled up.

Is there any other way you can
take them off?

No, no, because I slept on them,
and it's glued together.

Hold on, hold on. Vlad!

Stop. Try to be careful.

Stop, you're going to hurt
yourself.

No, they're going to cut it all
off.

Hey, it's okay.

Calm down. Okay?





You can cut off my finger.
I am keeping it!

Calm down, honey.

This isn't Uganda
or something, okay?

The wedding dress now.

You can go change over there...
If you don't mind.

Go on.

Excuse me.
I'll wait outside for this part.

No, please stay here.

ESTI: As you wish.

But turn around.



-[IN HEBREW] Hello.
-Hello.

Let's get started.

Why?

ESTI: [IN ENGLISH] Why?

I understood him.



ESTI: [IN ENGLISH]
Answer the question.

He asked why?

I didn't do it.
I could never do this.

Tell us why?

Because I love him, that's why.

I had the knife,
but I didn't k*ll him.

It was horrible.

MAN: [IN HEBREW] This isn't
therapy.

-[IN ENGLISH] I didn't do it!
-ESTI: What happened then?

Huh? Someone controlled your
hand
by force?

All I know is it wasn't me!

Who was it, then?
Did he argue with anyone?

Did anything out of the ordinary
happen that day?

You've been in Israel for a
year,
is that right?

Yes, with my parents and my
sisters.

Mmm-hmm.
And where did you meet Eran?

NATALIE: At the Negev mall.

He... He came up to me there
and asked for my number.

MAN: [IN HEBREW] What?
ESTI: Nothing new.

Arriving with her parents,
meeting Eran...

ESTI: [IN ENGLISH] Tell me
how was the sex with him?





He was the best lover ever.

What was so "awesome" about the
sex?

Tenderness.



Uh...

There was a lot of love.


"love,"
I said tenderness.

Is there no Hebrew word for it?

How can I explain
tenderness to them? Can you
help?

Um...

It comes from Greek.

And what does it mean?

It means love.

Uh, and gentleness, too.

And affection.

Yeah.

It means all that.

Do you get it?

Two people who aren't afraid
to trust one another.

Trust is what matters the most.

ESTI: Mmm-hmm.

Well, fear,

mutual trust, all those
things...

They sound like power games
for sure.

If you explain to us why you did
it,

we can help you.

MAN: [IN HEBREW] What?
ESTI: Leave me with her.

She has to see I mean her no
harm.

No harm? You're crazy.




He had received a picture...

A picture of him.

Someone left it on his
windshield,
it was just a random picture of
him.

Of him on the street.

Does that help at all?

Mmm-hmm.


girl

that had a crush on him
or something.


of
Eran on his car.

Like a paparazzi shot.

She remembers now?


else know about this picture?

I don't think so.



Of course not.

Okay, let's stop.

Will she do the polygraph?

Rafi, she can refuse.

The polygraph, yes or no.


Will you take a polygraph test?

A lie-detector test is not
admissible as evidence in court.

That's true,

but it does help build trust,
hmm?

I have nothing to hide.


hide.

Don't give your opinion
in front of a suspect.


husbands
have been mistreated.

You'll screw things up.

ESTI: Battered women
turn up here every day.

She has a scratch
and a huge bruise on her thigh.

And me on my a*s!
That proves nothing.

They'll say you led her.

I don't get it.

Who's under suspicion, her or
us?

You're young, you'll grow up.
But your insolence

just won't wash.

I won't accept it.

-I'm insolent?
-[SIGHS]

Really?

Rafi, I'm just saying...

Say nothing, translate.

That's why we brought you
from Domestic.

Is it?

No one speaks
French in this sh*thole?

Listen,
I'm told you're very methodical.

Great!

RAFI: You're thorough,
but you're blinkered.

So enlighten me.

Come on,
take a good look at this girl.

She just remembered

her husband was being stalked.
Look how calm she is.

She's exhausted.

Or psychotic.

Sometimes,
when facing your worst
nightmare,

you stay impassive,
as if you had been expecting it.

That's all it is, awareness.

This is a simple case.

No cold-blooded sudden
awareness,

no complications,

yes, no, black, white.

All right.




please?

Is your name Natalie Amiel?

Natalie Amiel Smadja.

No, no, no. No.
Just say yes, or say no.

Is your name Natalie Amiel
Smadja?

Yes.

Did you marry a man named Eran?

Yes.

Did you k*ll him?

No.











That's all there was.

We touched nothing.

Where's Rafi?

Shawarma break.

It's my case, too,

you know that?

Anything special?

Not for me.

The wound shows
the k*ller is left-handed.

I saw a Chechen in that state
once.

Bedouins also know
how to slit a throat like that.

It's punishment,

usually for adultery.

She's right-handed.

I think.

If I had no idea,
I'd say a man did it.





Anger can make people stronger,

right?

Yes.

She must've been pretty angry.

Cute girls have dark days, too.



You have no right!

-My brother's in there!
-Get away from me!

Can you help me? This isn't my
job!

It's your case, right?

I know.

Okay, I'm going.

Here I am.

Calm down, let's talk it over.

We have to bury him quickly!

-Are you his brother?
-Yes!

Hello, I'm Esti.
I'm heading the case.

Why hold onto the body?

Let's sit.

I want permission
to bury him properly and
quickly,

without all this hassle!

I understand.

But we're doing an autopsy.

We didn't authorize it.

It's automatic in such cases.

I'm sorry.

You're defiling my brother's
body?

We're doing the strict minimum,
but we need to investigate.

What?

Come on, please.

Come with me.

Excuse us.

Um, were you close,
you and your brother?

Sure, he's my little brother.

And...

Was he under stress in any way
before the wedding?

Not particularly. Why?

-Just asking. And with
Natalie...
-[CLEARS THROAT]

How were things?

Natalie wasn't violent.

And him?

You're asking if he beat her?

-I didn't say that.
-He loved her.

He loved her like I've never
seen a man love a woman.

Ever.

We've been searching

Eran's belongings.

We can't find his phone
or his laptop.

Did he leave them with someone?

Let me know if they turn up.

Thank you.



I'm waiting for news on Miss
Amiel.

She's doing fine. She's resting.

What were the results of
the lie-detector test?

She's telling the truth.

At least for the time being.

You'll release her, then?
You have another suspect?

You can go now.

Okay?





RAFI:Esti, where are you?

Grabbing a bite to eat.

You have to translate
Natalie's interrogation.

We can't screw up.

Let me eat
and I'll be right there, all
right?

-Bye.
-Bye.

MAN: Sorry, ma'am,
those are police orders.

The Xanadu is closed
until further notice.

I understand.
We'll check with our insurance.

But it's a m*rder,
not an earthquake.

They may not cover it.

You know this is a crime scene?

They said we could tidy up.

Were you there?

Yes, I brought in the cake.
I've been questioned.

Did you turn off the lights?

No.

A dishwasher did that.
I told your boss.

He left them off a long time.

No one expected a m*rder.

Weird, isn't it?

Such a big, festive wedding...

So special.

At the end of the day,
all weddings are alike.

I can't believe she did it.

Why not?

I saw her just before,
in the kitchens,

looking lost, but not crazy.

What was she doing?

-The bathroom up here was busy.
-Ah.

Bye.



-Where's the bathroom?
-There.

Thanks.






police
left the place tidy.

They said they were looking
for a laptop.





LOUISA: You know her
as well as I do.

Yes, well... She'll do
what she has to, that's it.

All right.

Keep me posted.

Hello, ma'am.

-Hello.
-Sorry to bother you,

but I'm actually looking for
the Amiel family.

You're a reporter?

No, I'm from the French
Consulate.

-Follow me over there.
-Thank you.

Are you a relative?

Pretty much, yes.

Did you come here specifically
for the wedding?

No, I live here.

I see.

-Rosa...
-[ROSA GRUNTING]

This man wants to see you.
He's from the embassy.

-From the consulate.
-Oh, sorry.

Hello, ma'am. Karim Taleb.

I'm sorry to have to meet you
under such circumstances,

but I have some news
about your daughter.

-You've spoken to her?
-Yes.

And to your husband as well.
He's still there, actually.

Why have you come here
if they haven't released her?

I thought that you'd like
to know she's holding up fine.

And that I can offer you
assistance.

On a legal level regarding...

Thank you, but we don't need it.

ROSA: What are you doing?
What are you staring at?

What do you want?

JOHANNA: Calm down, please.

Don't just stand there...

We've got work to do
in case you didn't notice.

-ROSA: Come on.
-[EXHALES]

You should come back tomorrow.

Things might be calmer here,
you see.

-Where is Jessica right now?
-JOHANNA: She's coming.

She better come.

Thank you for coming, sir,
but we'll be just fine.

Goodbye.

-ROSA: Goodbye, sir.
-Goodbye.

So, have you seen my baby
sister?

Sorry?

Did you see my sister?

Yes.

Is she okay?

She's, uh, holding up.

She says it wasn't her,
but she doesn't know who did it.

And she took a polygraph,
and it backs her up.

And they don't buy it...

Because she's pretty.

Bingo!

Look, here...

Please take my card.

Feel free to give me a call
at any time.

-Great. Thank you.
-No problem.

Karim... Taleb.

What, is that a problem?

No, not at all.



Yes, hello?

Hi. You said to call anytime.

Your sister is being accused
of m*rder, so this isn't a game.

Oh, you think
I'm not taking it seriously,
really?



My mom is totally crazy.

She was freaking out
over this wedding for a week.

As if it was a funeral.

Really?

Sounds weird, huh?

ROSA: Jessica!

I gotta go. See you around.

ROSA: Jessica!

Huh. [BREATHING HEAVILY]

RAFI: [IN HEBREW] Come on in.

Open his daughter's cell.



JOEL: [IN ENGLISH] It'll be
okay.

Take this off, okay. Take it
off.

They told me I could keep it.

Give it to me, sweetheart.

It's wiser.

But why?

-Dad, tell me why.
-It's your mother.

But what for?

Because you don't need
jewelry in here.

What does it matter?


her
go crazy again.

-I will try.
-Please, Dad.

Please, Daddy. [INHALES, SIGHS]

Not a word about the family,
okay.

-ROSA: Jessica.
-Yeah?

Get me some more leaves
if you don't mind

-Like those?
-Yes, and hurry, please.

Come on, I'm doing my best...


ROSA: The fire needs more air,
it will start faster.



Look, sir. I thought I already
turned you down politely.

I'm sorry, sorry to bother you,
I realize you are really busy.

JESSICA: Busy? Yeah, sure.

Is it so hard for them to see
she's innocent?

It's still fairly early to say,
but they have another lead.

Someone sent pictures
to Mr. Smadja as a threat.

Pictures of his everyday life.

I have no idea.

Let's see.

Be careful. [SIGHS]



JESSICA: That'll do it.

sh*t.

God. f*cking pyromaniac!

ROSA: Be careful... Be careful.


We don't need to burn that.

Grandma said "all Natalie and
Eran."

ROSA: [IN ENGLISH] Yes, I asked
her.

Give it over here.




it.

There we go.

I'll wrap it for you, darling.

ROSA: Just let her do it, it's
okay.

There. Throw it in.

Well done! Nice job.


Let's go back, sweetheart.


girl.

I understand that
you had a premonition.

What was it that scared you?

Did Natalie tell you that, sir?

You believe that nonsense?

Listen, the only thing
I'm trying to figure out

is what scared you.

I actually feel, so,
so sorry for him...

And for his mother... I do.

Wait... You didn't want her
to get married, right?

Not like that.

Love isn't all glitter.

Love isn't something
that you show off.

Never be too happy at a wedding.

Be cautious. Protect the bride.

We know better in Djerba,
believe me.

Okay. I see, you're upset
because
it was not like in Djerba, okay.

-[SIGHS]
-Where are you from?

Paris.

And your parents?

-What does that matter anyway?
-I'm not prying.

They're also from Paris.

But where were they born?

Why does it matter? Algeria!

You know, ignoring the facts
will not make them go away.



Ma'am, your daughter
has been arrested.

Her husband was m*rder*d,

and instead of going to see
how she's doing,

you do what, a ceremony?

That's how
you're pretending to help?

By making fun of us?

Huh? Is that it?

Stop. What are you doing?

-What can I do?
-Ignore him.

-What am I doing wrong?
-Just help me out! Help me out!

Watch this.

-Jessica!
-Here, this can burn, too.

There you go. It makes great
flames.

ROSA: Jessica...
Stop acting like a child!

She'll be back.

MAN: [IN HEBREW]
I'm calling the fire brigade!

Drop dead!

-Rat!
-MAN: b*tch!

Close your windows!





Please forgive me.

I don't have the right to judge
you.
I apologize if I've offended
you.

I'm sorry.

How is she?

How does she feel?





BARBARA:None of them want our
help.
Her either. So why insist?

They're in shock. They don't
realize
what's happening yet.

We only help
those who ask, that's it.

Okay, I understand,
but I'll stop at the police
station

just to make sure that
everything's under control.

No, absolutely not.
Come straight back.

Tomorrow is another day.